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Renfrewshire Council's economic development division encourages the start-up and growth of businesses across a wide range of sectors and provides business support services to local companies and potential inward investors.

To do this we offer a range of services to help and support businesses and you can find more information about these services if you follow the links below:

• Business directory
• Business Gateway - offers business advice and free training to support new and growing businesses. Arrange a meeting with a local Business Gateway advisor on 0141 435 7570.
• Business property
• Business rates
• Commercial waste, pollution and recycling
• Financial support
• Health and safety for businesses
• Licensing
• Planning and building standards
• Tenders and contracts
• Trading standards advice for businesses

We work closely with other organisations that can provide additional support to local businesses, including:

• Centre for Engineering, Education and Development (CeeD) - we are a founding partner of CeeD, which works to improve business operational efficiency, effectiveness and performance. If you are interested in finding out more about the benefits of becoming a member please visit their website or call 0141 800 5105.
• Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce is a business membership organisation providing a wide range services.
• The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) promotes and protects the interests of the self employed.
• Scottish Enterprise provides a wide range of support to businesses with ambitious growth plans.